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[green_queen]

*facepalm* melissajane14 just pointed out a really obvious possibility that I was too stupid to think of in spite of my glaring obsession with him:

Mark Evans = Half Blood Prince?

Green Queen

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[tree-pretty.livejournal.com]

Who's Mark Evans???

/stupid(?) question

[green-queen.livejournal.com]

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, pp. 17.

"So who've you been beating up tonight?" Harry asked, his grin fading. "Another ten-year-old? I know you did Mark Evans two nights ago..."

Evans is Lily and Petunia's maiden name.

[tree-pretty.livejournal.com]

Ah right, only a vague reference then... for a minute I was worried that I had forgotten an entire character there!

Hmm, I doubt that he's any relative of Harry's (the Dursleys are described as being his only living relatives), but who knows?

[green-queen.livejournal.com]

Well I very much doubt that it's a coincidence that a character with Lily's last name happened to show up in the book in which we learn it. I mean, he could have just said "I know you did the boy down the road two nights ago." So if he's not a relation he's at the very least a red herring.

[frozenwithin.livejournal.com]

Umm, explain, please? Now I'm more than curious!! LOL ;o)

[green-queen.livejournal.com]

Well, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince is the title of Book 6. As for Mark Evans...

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, pp. 17.

"So who've you been beating up tonight?" Harry asked, his grin fading. "Another ten-year-old? I know you did Mark Evans two nights ago..."

Evans is Lily and Petunia's maiden name.

[frozenwithin.livejournal.com]

Ah, I see, i see what you mean....very interesting, I didn't even pick up that link at all!

[green-queen.livejournal.com]

I only noticed the second time through--I already knew about Lily then. I don't think it'sa coincidence, but it could be a red herring.

[frozenwithin.livejournal.com]

I never even picked up on the name at all, just thought he was a random kid. He's not mentioned in the other books though is he?

[green-queen.livejournal.com]

No he's not, but he's only 10 - poised to start at Hogwarts next year.

[frozenwithin.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, but wasn't it mentioned that it was a working title for CoS, Mark wasn't in that, how does he reate back?

[green-queen.livejournal.com]

There are a couple of options:
1. She planned to add him then but put it off.
2. Half Blood Prince originally related to Voldemort/Tom Riddle but now relates to someone else.

[frozenwithin.livejournal.com]

oh ok, as my original thought upon seeing the title was Tom

[green-queen.livejournal.com]

Mind too, but she said it wasn't related to Voldemort or Harry. Doesn't exclude it relating to both, though.